Mount Si - Old Trail, Mount Si — Friday, Nov. 20, 2009

Snoqualmie Region > North Bend Area

I was prepared for snow on this trip. But there wasn't any until nearly 3000', and then only a dusting. Around where the old trail merges with the "regular" trail, it finally reaches a few inches. And of course it's packed hard by the hordes. In places in the basin, there are drifts up to a couple feet deep in places. Views were minimal - the haystack barely visible on entry to the basin (see picture). Good time to practice lichen identification! I carried my snowshoes the whole way ;) And making the trip early in the day, I avoided most of the rain that started a little before noon.